The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-05
THE TARIFF SYSTEM.

cussion OF the unjust ana Durdensolne
system of protection. to manufacturers
by means of the tariff tax. and rs it
promises to deve.ope into still more
conspicuous issue between the two
old parties, on the rcasseln-
bling of congress in November
the HERALD prints below list of
some of the principal articles on
which duties are levied, SO that the in
telligent reader may study the system
FIR himself. A comparison of the
duty on luxurics with the tariff on
necessities only Is needed to convince
any lair-minded man that not a
revenue, but protection for tho ia
vored few manufactures at the ex-
pence of the masses, is the prime OBJ
of the system. Diamonds are taxed 10
per cent, while wooden manufacturers
is taxed 81. This means that the people
who use wooden goods have to pay to
the expenses of the government, pri-
marily, 81 per cent Oh their articles OF
clothing, while those rich enough to
afford diamonds contribute through
the same tux only 10 per cent The
foreign manufacturer who could sell
shirt here at good profit tor 81 is
not only practically forced out OF the
market, but the American manufac-
turer is enabled to tack OH to his fair
profit the 81 per cent tariff on
to the foreign goods, thus giving the
manufacturer an unreasonable profit.
1t is a pecui IT feature too that in the
minute classification of goods, the
more common goods and lower grade
of woolens are subjected to the high
est tariff, n positive discrimination
again in favor of the higher classes.
The tax on fine blanket is much less
than that on cheap one. The list we
publish here, however, shows only the
general average of the tariff
on the various classes of goods
There is in it, though, much food for
serious thought-especially when il is
taken into consideration that there is
no need of tariff for reve
nue. and certainly there should
be no protection OF that
class which are less in need Of protec-
ton than ANY other, and the fast in
creasing surplus and hard times by
this withdrawal from circulation of
seven million dollars. Here is the
robbcr tariff list:
Molasses 6s per cent; sugar and
confectionery, so per cent wool, raw,
81 per cent; wool, manufacturers OF,
67; iron ore Il; pig iron. 43; iron
81 flax, z; hemp, jule,
sissil grass, etc, 20; cotton manulac.
tured, 40 ; silk manufactured, 80; fruits
aud nuts, 27 chemicals and drugs, 81
leather, manufacture OF, %; tobacco,
of, 81; malt liquors, 40
spirits, distilled, 1877; wines, Sc; jew
elry, diamonds and other precious
stones, 10 wool, manufactured, Is
1S; glass and glassware,
55 fancy articles, 4 /; earthern. stone
and chinaware, g.; hats, boots,
shoes aud material for. 81;
furs and manufacture of, 20; buttons
aud materials, u; animals, 20; coal
aud coke, %; books, maps and en-
craving, "a; vegetables, ~: metals.
and manufacture, 33 ;
fish, %; provisions, meat and dairy
products, 3D. seeds, %; paper, %;
rice, "a salt, So; musical instruments,
%: clocks, watches and material, %
paints and colors, AZ; oils, animal,
and vegetable, 70; nay, 10,
bristlcs, 10; oorscts, 35; arr
works, painting and statuary,
30; marble, stone and manufac
turc OF, Il cement, Roman, etc, 20;
gold and silver, manufacture OF, 26
copper, raw, 26 cooper manufacturers
Of, AZ; brushes, 80; mating and floor
mats, 20 hops, Sc; soaps, q glue, 20;
brass, AZ; gunpowder and other ex-
plosives, 80; grease, 10; carriages 80
hair manufactured, % hair manu-
lecturers of, 80 /; clay or herbs, 50; In
lila rubber and guttapercha, 20; link
OF. 81; cocoa prepared
md cocoa butter. IL; ginger ale, 20;
psrasols, shade and pa is
If, 40; timber hewed and sawed, 80;
cnce rails, 20.